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Noctuidae
932933 – 10436   Mythimna oxygala (Grote, 1881)
             Lesser Wainscot

© Libby & Rick Avis
Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
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Synonymy: Heliophila oxygala Grote, 1881
Leucania minorata Smith, 1894
Mythimna pallens of authors not Linnaeus, 1758
Leucania rubripallens Smith, 1902
Leucania luteopallens Smith, 1902
Taxonomic Notes: Mythimna oxygala: Formerly placed in the genus Aletia.
References
Mythimna oxygala
© Nolie Schneider
Mythimna oxygala
© Dick Wilson - DNA
Mythimna oxygala
© John Davis
Mythimna oxygala
© John Davis
Mythimna oxygala
30mm – © Jim Vargo
Mythimna oxygala
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Mythimna oxygala
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Mythimna oxygala
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Mythimna oxygala
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG


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